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How your old jacket might be just the job
TweetEver considered what someone who’s homeless wears to a job interview? If you’re trying to get back on your feet and into work or training, whether you’re homeless, long-term unemployed or disadvantaged, what you need is smart clothes, but what … Continue reading
Posted in Housing, Third sector, Uncategorized
Tagged business, charity, housing, third sector
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What cash-strapped cities can learn from Birmingham’s clean up
TweetMy piece in Guardian Public: Litter-strewn public spaces, pavements speckled with chewing gum and rowdy street drinkers. For any town centre manager, these city centre hallmarks are familiar problems.
Posted in Big society, Cuts, Local government, Private sector, Uncategorized
Tagged big society, business, local government
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A post-cuts third sector; where business and back office are as vital as compassion
TweetBy Shaks Ghosh “A hard road, leading to a better future, is how Chancellor George Osborne spoke of the journey ahead of us in yesterday’s Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR). All I know for certain is that it’s already been a … Continue reading
Posted in Big society, Cuts, Third sector, Uncategorized
Tagged big society, business, charity, cuts, third sector
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The tale of Lion Face: how businesses could help society
TweetThe story of Lion Face puts the big into big society. Seven years ago, the 20-year-old gang member from the barrios of Aragua, Venezuela, mugged a security guard from the nearby Santa Teresa rum distillery and stole his gun. When … Continue reading
Posted in Big society, Education, Poverty, Social enterprise, Social exclusion, Uncategorized
Tagged big society, business, cities, employment, international, young people
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